Asking for what you want (and my ask for you)

I listened to an episode of the I Will Teach You to Be Rich podcast where the host, Ramit Sethi, interviewed a buddy of his who is a renown dating coach, Matthew Hussey.

Hussey brought up an interesting point: women aren't conditioned or raised to ask for what they want. They are rewarded instead for making everyone comfortable. The cost to women is that they often don't get what they want.

I was thinking about this in the context of going 1099 and there are some parallels:

• As an employee, you're often conditioned to be a "team player" and do what pleases your company
• This makes your colleagues and boss comfortable
• This means you often don't get what you want

But here's the thing, simply asking for what you want is not going to help you go 1099.

You need leverage to go 1099.

This could take many forms such as

• An excellent client relationship
• A hard to find skillset
• Other job offers or opportunities
• A year's worth of living expenses in savings
• A strong personal or professional network

If you ask for what you want but have no leverage, your request will likely be denied. But leverage + preparation dramatically increases your odds of success.

My ask for you

One of my goals this year is to grow this mailing list, and if you enjoy the material (or the book if you bought it), my ask is that you please forward your favorite Going 1099 e-mail to a friend who would find it useful, along with a link to the 1099fedhub.com website.

http://1099fedhub.com

Thank you for your help and as always, feel free to reach out to me anytime with any 1099 questions you have.